BlackArch Linux 2020.01.01: BlackArch Linux developers announce release of new ISO and OVA images for distribution penetration and ethical testing hacking with new tools and many improvements.
BlackArch Linux 2020.01.01 comes with more than 120 new penetration testing and ethical hacking tools. It runs Linux kernel 5.4.6 and has an updated program installer that brings many improvements and bug fixes for better detection and hardware support.
BlackArch Linux 2020.01.01 also supports the Terminus font in the LXDM screen manager, updates the urxvt terminal emulator configuration file to add the ability to resize on the fly.
In addition to the updated packages and changes mentioned above, the version of BlackArch 2020.01.01 fixes the annoying "cannot open tools via menu..." message that was displayed by older versions that was reported by many users, and fixes all packages (runtime exec).
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Of course, all the built-in tools and packages already contained in the BlackArch distribution have been updated.
BlackArch Linux 2020.01.01 is available for download from the official website in live and NetInstall ISO images. For those interested in running the OS on QEMU virtual machines, VirtualBox or VMWare there are also OVA images.
Those of you who are already using the distribution do not need to download the ISO, just update your system.
This is the first ISO release from BlackArch Linux for the year 2020 and all system packages are up to date. BlackArch Linux is a distribution of Linux-based penetration testing aimed at pen (etration) testers, ethical hackers and security researchers.
